The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-03-31
DAN T REPLIES TO REV.
THOMAS,
AND DISCUSSES SOME POINTS
IN THE SERMON.
An Interesting Matter
for the Public.
LOGAN. O., hiarch 90. 1857,

I LOGAN. o.. barch %. 1887.
! Ed. SENrINEL In reading tht
extract published from Mr. Thorn
!: As sermon. delivered on Che 20th
l find, as l suspected, The re-
port that he used language o!
that occasion which seemed t,
amount 10 SANDER. was a mis-
take. Neither do see any cause
for his expressed fear OF maxim!
enemies. To make enemies j
takes such an exhibition of man
illness and courage in giving pub
licity to a falsehood as shall rise
to slander-quslities not 10 bt
expected7;n one who would use
the pulpit TO wreak his personal
spite. When expressions de-
scend TO regions of sneaking
gossipy SANDER, they only excite
contempt.
The extract under considera-
ton, however, contains some re-
| markable statements, which, TO
saw the Least. are new, The indi
rect assertion that the Roman
Catholic Church is an enemy to
the public school system of this
country. can hardly be borne out
by the facts.
In the last Convention TO pro-
pose a New Corsti ution for the
State of Ohio, one Of the ablest
and most. radical speeches in fa-
vor of the Ohio School System
was made by Col. Jackson, a del
egate from Perry county, and
Catholic gentleman. The mem
bers of this Church, so far as j
know, certainly in this commu-
nifty, have been firm and Jealous
supporters q the schools. 1t is
true that some very influential
members sof-z.ti.at communion
have attacked ihs school system.
but it would be rs unfair 10 charge
their idiosyncrasies upon the
whole Church as TO make the
same charge against the Metho-
dist Church because Of tie fierce
assault MIR. ThoRsas makes IN the
extract before us, and no one will
suspect from their short acquuint
ance with Mr.. 7. in this commu-
nifty, that he Goes not consider
himself AS imporian; a factor in
his church as he other enemies
Of The schools are in theirs. The
This gentleman professes
that The Catholic people DO not
take their children from The
school in mass-agiscs from |
Misrepresentation they are not
50 fiercely opposed !, o the schools
rs be is.
Another thing in THIS extract
hat attracts attention, IS the
startling and, / humbiy think,
attack upon the
private characters as well as pnb
ic action of The School Boards Of
he State, for ihe assault IS un-
imiied. What bir. T.'s means
If information may be, | do not
Inow; but certainly ny expert
'ace has been that rs a rule the
uem':ers OF School .N rds are
Imong The most respected and
espectable people of their COM
ard are very far from
icing drunken and profane
men," II allusion is intended TO
'ur own School Board, the gen
lelnen whose form of Office ex-
,ires this spring and who alone
could affect, are those whom
j! this community know to be
nen Of sterling good character.
nd any such assertion made of
hen1 would be denounced as
most malicious slander.
1t is very apparent from this
shole extract that the customs,
avs and institutions that have
rown ap among us, and under
7hich we have lived comfortably,
apply and prosperously for
fly wears. do not suit Mr.. Thom-
s. and that he proposes 10 have
hem altered at once. To do this
seems necessary that the char
cters of old citizens must be ,
rought in question; and ami
losities suggested between class ,
S and sects and peighbors which
rere never known 10 exist. Men
tho have lived here all their
yes must be attacked because
sey DO no. vote as Mr.. T. de-
Tres, and old friendships and re-
atoms broken up. Possibly this
tate of things might have been
verted if the majority Of the
eople of this town had not voted
gainst Local Option, and If the 8
chool Board, on Mr.. T.'s arrival, !,
ad discharged all Tie teachers
, the Public Schools and peti-
oned him 10 present a list for
Ppointment that he would BE
Hing to permit 10 teach. But
iat time is past, and we must ,
ow suffer 30 Consequences !
ut we hope the Reyerned gen. -
emau wl'l be q little patient